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LCW to LCWRA
hi, I have had LCW for approx 4 years. Recently I was required to fill in an health assessment form by the job centre, then have a telephone assessment. I have now been moved to LCWRA. I am confused by the journal message they sent me: 1 you may get extra money each month 2 you do not need to provide fit notes ( I haven't…
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Uc help me please
Hi all. I really need some help. Now it may seem simple to some people but after a car accident my brain just doesn't work like it used to and I sometimes struggle to understand basic things leading to alot of stress and anxiety. Ok here we go, sorry this will be a long one...... I have been on esa for 8 years I recently…
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Health or payments
Hi, About to migrate in a few weeks Been advised to state about Reg 19 as is esa support group, I have been given different opinions about where to put this. Should it be health or payments? Thank you
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Claimant Commitment
Good morning all, I did my managed migration claim to UC on 11 Th April and all seems to have gone ok, for the most part. I use the journal to ask questions & confirm things, that’s worked well. I had the “confirm your identity” part by phone as I had made sure I stated that I wanted reasonable adjustments made about…
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Hi, my name is silly! Hi im very stressed and may have made an innocent mistake.i am on pip an in...
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UC migration / Permitted work
Just looking for some advice. (First of all I must add that I do understand permitted work isn't a thing anymore with legacy benefits being moved to full UC and the cap is around £400 before they take 55p from every pound) I currently claim ESA, with SDP, HB, Council tax support + PIP. My deadline to migrate is the 20th of…
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WCA
Hello, I sent a UC50 form with extensive medical evidence - on multiple disabling conditions. Included consultant letters on physical conditiosn and also a letter from a mental health consultant asking they do a paperbased assessment. A relative called for an update adn he was asked to book an appointment, for a phone wca…
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UC Migration - £0
Hello guys, Looking for some advice please. I was receiving contribution based ESA + income related & SDP. I was also doing permitted work. I did the migration to UC on the 16th of April. Today I received the payment statement of £0. I will share this below. Standard allowance £400.14 You get a standard amount each month.…
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Hi, my name is dondons79! I was in a house that was classed as supported housing and was recieving..
Hi I was in a house that was classed as supported housing and was recieving ESA and .i was recieving the highest rate of sdp.my rent was paid through housing benefit.i then had to change to UC and was still receiving sdp.i was in the same property and they change my tenancy to be paid through UC I lost 420 pounds a month…
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LCWRA and Carers Allowance - Allocation of Award etc
My husband and are have just been awarded LCWRA and have both been claiming Carers allowance since January. I understand that only one of us will receive the LCWRA allowance and the other can continue to claim for Carers allowance. Is this correct? Can anyone help me on how will this be decided on who receives what? My…
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Savings
I need some advice please, if someone can help? Thanks My assessment period is from 24th April to the 23rd May. I receive a Pip payment on the 22nd May. When I provide my savings update on the 23rd May, is the Pip payment counted as savings? Or do I have until the next assessment period to report what is left over?
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Bank statements
If universal credit decided they wanted 3 years of bank statement how would they want them would I download monthly ones or can I just custom them from the date they wanted it this is just incase x
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Compliance interview
Hi all, could anyone help me! I received a phone call from DWP informing me that I have a compliance interview on Friday. The gentleman was very nice, he informed me that the purpose of the meeting was to check if I was on the right amount of benefits and my details are correct. He said there's nothing to worry about. I…
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UC Review again
Dear All, I had a UC review last year in Aug 2024 in which they asked bank statement and lots of questions etc. After that they send me a message on jounal that the review is completed and nothing further needed/change. Today I receive another journal message saying that UC is conducting a review and they booked a…
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Removing an appointee
Hi My son previously claimed PIP and UC when very unwell a few years ago. He's thankfully fully recovered, his claims stopped in 2023, he's been to uni and can now manage independently. He needs to claim UC for a few months while he looks for a job. I'm still down as his appointee and we've called numerous departments try…
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Carer support payment backpay and new UC claim
Hoping someone will have the answer that I have been searching for! My partner and I have a joint claim that we only opened about a month ago. This is our first time claiming universal credit. My partner is entitled to the Carer Support Payment (we are in Scotland), but due to some issues it hasn't been paid until now. We…
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NI Number Universal Credit Managed Migration
Hello everyone and good evening. Please could anyone kindly advise what proof/evidence, if any, of my National Insurance number is required during the managed migration to UC process? I, obviously have it on some ESA and PIP letters from DWP and also on this years P60. Is it asked for during migration? Is what I have…
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UC migrated - overpayment or normal?
I was recently migrated from ESA Support Group with SDP to UC. The UC payment amount is higher than what I was getting previously on ESA. I’m not sure if this is correct, and don’t want to get in any trouble. I was migrated in April and I know the payment amounts usually change around this time, but usually only by a few…
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Overpayment trouble DWP ignoring the issue for 2 months
We finally managed to sort out the ESA/UC crossover for my relative with a delay in receiving UC at first only half was paid, they left off the LCWRA component. Work coach fixed the issue, but there was an overlap in his payment of ESA. He was told it would be taken back in installments. Arranged with work coach £10. Not…
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Update on migration issues
Hiya all an update on the migration issues surrounding ESA not stopping payment when migrated and lcwra not been added .After my partner spending a good few hours trying to get through to ESA and universal credit it has now all been rectified . Turns out he overlooked something on my journal which he thought was done at…
